The man Chris Froome called the favorite to win the Tour de France has been knocked out of the race in an ugly crash during a descent in stage nine.

The wet conditions led to a number of crashes, but the most notable occurred during a descent on a narrow and winding road where Australian Richie Porte (in the BMC red jersey) momentarily went off the road and then took out Ireland's Dan Martin (in the blue Quick-Step Floors jersey) after he tried to recover.